Medan vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$820
🏠 One person rent
$204
$125
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$220
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$127
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$193
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
52
48
😀 Quality of life
43
40
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.97M

The cost of living in Medan is 53% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8536th and 9126th ($519 vs $338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 19th in Indonesia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 0.6 months in Peshawar. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Peshawar ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 6659th and 6896th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Peshawar

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Medan Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$3.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$98
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$44.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$97.5
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
20.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$7.15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$3.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$9.61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$28.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$525

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544

Cities near Peshawar

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$374
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$372
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$358
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$323
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$439
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$376
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$441
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$469
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$599
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$456
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$277
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$330
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$476
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$373
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$380
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$388
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$292
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$319
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$280
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$335
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$457
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$344
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$308
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$344
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$376
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$312
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$406
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$467
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$310
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$500
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$358
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$371
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$407
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$360
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$378
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$659